Japanese symbol for “entrance”
登場
とうじょう
Romaji: toujou
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
In Japanese, entrance is 登場, read とうじょう (toujou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
- n, vi, vs appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “entrance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入場 | にゅうじょう nyuujou | entrance; entering; admission |
| 玄関 | げんかん genkan | entrance; front door; entryway |
| 入り口 | いりぐち iriguchi | entrance; entry; gate |
| 入学 | にゅうがく nyuugaku | admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment |
| 入り | いり iri | entering; entrance; entry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 登校 | とうこう toukou | attendance (at school); going to school |
| 登記 | とうき touki | registry; registration |
| 登用 | とうよう touyou | appointment; assignment; promotion |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 現場 | げんば genba | actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “entrance”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.